I saw newly released footage of Nancy Pelosi demanding to get back to the capitol to finish the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2022:

The link is broken.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 13, 2022:

@Garban I have to laugh because I say that several times a day as well.

CONTUMACIOUS /ˌkänt(y)o͝oˈmāSHəs/ adjective ARCHAIC•LAW (especially of a defendant's ...

Marionville comments on Oct 13, 2022:

New to me…

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 13, 2022:

Woot!! I'm so proud that I found a new word for you!

I saw newly released footage of Nancy Pelosi demanding to get back to the capitol to finish the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 13, 2022:

The link is broken.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 13, 2022:

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Today I made a country stir-fry it has eggplant, mushrooms, butternut squash, kohlrabi, carrots, ...

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2022:

Did they eat it? And did you mean cayenne pepper? It's spicy. It looks yummy!

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 12, 2022:

@azzow2 Good for your daughter, she's an adventurous eater. Your son may grow into it in time.

Cat pics….

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 12, 2022:

When I was a kid I had a very calm cat, my sister once dressed her up in baby clothes. I will have to see if I can't find those pictures.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 12, 2022:

@Killtheskyfairy We did have an old tom cat that was allowed out whenever he wanted, and it wasn't unusual for him to be out at night. That was one tough kitty, he lived through six little kids, and one day he just didn't come home again.

I just read the Angela Lansbury has died.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 11, 2022:

We're losing lots of our Grande Dames now, I don't blame them for exiting at all.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 11, 2022:

@Gwendolyn2018 I truly get it.

TikToker Explains Why Conservative Men Can't Find Love [youtube.com] lolz

Redheadedgammy comments on Oct 11, 2022:

No way would I ever consider dating a conservative! I’m surrounded by the morons down here, and that’s bad enough to have to live amongst them!!

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 11, 2022:

I was married to a conservative for over 25 years. No way would I ever go down that path again. Ewww.

COVID deaths higher in Republican states, new study proves

Druvius comments on Oct 9, 2022:

It took a study to figure out that Covid killed more people in states where more people thought Covid was a hoax?

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 9, 2022:

What @KKGator said. They just had to do the study to officially prove it. Yeah, we already knew it.

I can load my dishwasher ...does that count?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2022:

Yes, as long as all the dishes get clean.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 9, 2022:

@anglophone He didn't want to have to cook, though at one time he was good at it. Yes, I am reasonably sure it was planned that way. He is an uber conservative white male of a certain age. And some parts of that are why we are now divorced.

I can load my dishwasher ...does that count?

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 8, 2022:

Yes, as long as all the dishes get clean.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 8, 2022:

@anglophone Do you think it was deliberately planned that way? I used to ask my ex to cook a meal on the weekends. It was the same damn meal each week, and each week it got worse. I do think it was deliberate. I'm amazed at how long I put up with him.

More republican family values!

Stephen1364 comments on Oct 8, 2022:

Several years ago I attended a symposium on mental health while I was in the military at an Air Force Base. One of the guest speakers was Herschel Walker. I remember him being candid and well spoken. I really admired the way he spoke about his own struggles and encouraged people to reach out and ...

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 8, 2022:

When I have heard him speak I wonder the same thing, if too many minor concussions while playing football have led to an altered mental status. Just the fact that he's running as a Republican makes me wonder, but his "alleged" threats of violence to his family with this political party choice would be an indicator of mental injury.

QUERULOUS.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 7, 2022:

This word mildly described my stepmother. I learned so much from her about how to escalate any conversation into a full blown argument. It took years to unlearn that and more years to recover from her. My dad and stepmother were an example of "marry in haste, repent in leisure."

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 7, 2022:

@Marionville I think I did, I rarely argue with anyone these days. Life is just too short.

PECUNIARY.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 6, 2022:

I don't know why I know this term, but I do.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 6, 2022:

@MsKathleen I will be looking for it!! Thanks!

PECUNIARY.

HippieChick58 comments on Oct 6, 2022:

I don't know why I know this term, but I do.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 6, 2022:

@Marionville very likely.

Not sure if the moderators will approve this one; but comic writers (for The good Liars) spoofed ...

Redheadedgammy comments on Oct 3, 2022:

Nothing opens when I hit the link.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 3, 2022:

try this: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegoodliars/video/7143721415915703594?is_from_webapp=v1=7143721415915703594=embed=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicsands.com%2F=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.comicsands.com%2Fgood-liars-maga-brandon-shirts-2658372122.html=7145540800250727722 At least that was where the link took me.

According to NASA scientists, his new trajectory should land him at 39.

rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:

I've been there.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 2, 2022:

@rainmanjr When I was active duty I had a guy threaten to hit me. I told him to go ahead and I'd visit him in Leavenworth. He backed off really quickly, tried to pass it off as a joke. Nope, not a joke, never ever.

According to NASA scientists, his new trajectory should land him at 39.

rainmanjr comments on Oct 2, 2022:

I've been there.

HippieChick58 replies on Oct 2, 2022:

I've been in the city of Leavenworth, not an exciting place. He'd hate it there.

MRNA in breastmilk. That's okay. And more on COVID19 vaccines and pregnancy YLE 09/30/2022

silverotter11 comments on Sep 30, 2022:

Thanks again for posting facts and working to dispel ignorance.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 30, 2022:

My pleasure! I believe knowledge is POWER! Especially in this day and age of willful ignorance.

Letters From An American 09/29/2022

silverotter11 comments on Sep 30, 2022:

2 years into Biden as president and we still have our trump pinata group and the gop is working very hard to undermine everything Biden is trying to do. 🤬🤬🤬

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 30, 2022:

Trumpty dumpty just won't shut up. Until he is dead and gone we will have something to talk about.

Letters From An American 09/27/2022

silverotter11 comments on Sep 28, 2022:

Do you ever watch Pod Save America? I like to watch it after one of HCR's letters leave me with mixed feelings. Just one comment, the right dis-information was on about Biden NOT talking to Desatan. I am very frustrated by the MSM.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 28, 2022:

I rarely watch Pods, and no I haven't seen that one. IF life ever calms down again I might, but for right now keeping things in balance mentally and physically is keeping me busy enough.

You will never look at the Orange One or candy corn the same ever again.

twitch comments on Sep 27, 2022:

Hey, I already hate candy corn... I don't need even more excuses!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 27, 2022:

I know about the candy corn. It has NO redeeming features. If I'm going to eat sugar, I want it to taste like chocolate.

Protesters bring guns, Nazi salutes to Texas church's drag bingo LGBTQ+ community event.

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 27, 2022:

We didn't have an open group to post this on, but the Trump Pinata group seems to be the closest fit since he has accelerated all the hatred in our country.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 27, 2022:

I am happy to allow it to stay. It doesn't strictly meet the guidelines, but it's all damn Donnie's fault.

The strategy of telling conflicting lies really seems counterproductive BTW, I hope everyone who ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 27, 2022:

When his lips or fingers move, he's lying.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 27, 2022:

@OldMetalHead 100% agree. He wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the a$$.

These aren't the documents you're looking for...

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 26, 2022:

We all thought he had no class.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 26, 2022:

I guess that would be DE class ified.

Cleanup on isle 45

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 25, 2022:

It is going to be a good day in the US when this is all behind us.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 25, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir I know, and I hope they figure out how NOT to repeat it ever.

Segue verb (used without object) To make a transition from one thing to another smoothly and ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 24, 2022:

And then there was the SEGWAY: The Segway is a two-wheeled, self-balancing personal transporter invented by Dean Kamen and brought to market in 2001 as the Segway HT, subsequently as the Segway PT, and manufactured by Segway Inc. HT is an initialism for "human transporter" and PT for "personal ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 25, 2022:

@itsmeagain One of the local huge furniture stores used to have segways for shoppers. I don't know if they still do or not.

You will never look at the Orange One or candy corn the same ever again.

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 25, 2022:

They are both bad for you, after either one bite or one term.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 25, 2022:

I had some candy corn last year because Grandson gave it to me, couldn't disappoint the little guy. Other than that, I haven't had candy corn in ages. I much prefer chocolate.

A couple of hours left to the end of shift and a 3 week layoff.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 24, 2022:

I knew it was still a thing, we've just never caught up. The availability of cars is affected. My employer makes loans for cars. I've heard our customers/members complaining about how long they have waited for the new car. I'm thinking they're whiny, but of course I don't say that. I hope you get by...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 25, 2022:

@Davekp That is good news!! Yeah, I know about disappearing replies.

Captured this guy on film today.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 24, 2022:

Very cool! You've done a good job!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

@azzow2 That will work too, I don't have any birds.

Captured this guy on film today.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 24, 2022:

Very cool! You've done a good job!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

@azzow2 I have never sterilized potting soil. It is possible that the smaller bags that I get have already been sterilized. I have a worm box and a compost spinner. All my vegetable scraps from the kitchen go to one of those destinations. I've had the worm box for almost 10 years. The casting are very nutritious for the soil. Every spring I replace the castings for fresh bedding and mix the castings into the garden, and sometimes into the houseplant soil. The compost tumbler will get added to the garden soil as well. If you're curious read how to give a nitrogen boost to the compost pile, your son would be into that.

Captured this guy on film today.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 24, 2022:

Very cool! You've done a good job!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

@azzow2 You're a good dad. You're teaching your kids stuff that will enhance the rest of their lives. Yeah, I like harvest better than planting, but if you don't plant you don't harvest. However, sometimes if you do plant you don't harvest. My basil did zip this year. No fresh pesto in my kitchen this year. However, last year I had a bumper crop and I froze several jars of pesto. I have enough pesto to get through the winter, and maybe next summer as well.

The Oath Keepers accuse prosecutors of twisting their words and insist there was never any plan to...

LucyLoohoo comments on Sep 24, 2022:

Where did these loons come from???

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

They have been there all along, they have just found their calling recently. Trump has emboldened them, and they are like loyal drooling dogs.

The "common" viruses for our kids may be back YLE 09/23/2022

rainmanjr comments on Sep 24, 2022:

What's being freed from melting ice will likely make any of these viruses seem like a cold. I think it's better to admit humanity is probably over.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

@rainmanjr I just want my old age to last as long as my money. I'm still working, and plan to work to 70, possibly longer.

The "common" viruses for our kids may be back YLE 09/23/2022

rainmanjr comments on Sep 24, 2022:

What's being freed from melting ice will likely make any of these viruses seem like a cold. I think it's better to admit humanity is probably over.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

My deepest fear is that you are right.

If you ask Alexa what the lottery numbers will be tonight, she replies that she can't answer that ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 23, 2022:

Dreaming is free.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 24, 2022:

@MsKathleen I have never played a lottery, so I am not sure. A few years ago I watched a frail tiny old lady in a grocery store check a handful of lottery tickets that didn't win, and then she bought another handful. She was clean, but not dressed appropriately to be out of the house nor for the weather, but from the clerks reaction I guessed they sort of knew her. As this was out in the burbs where I live, I'm guessing she lived close by. She did not look like she should be left alone for any length of time. But, If it makes her happy that is all that matters.

I make sure my Son know emotions are normal, and so is asking for help.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 19, 2022:

I have three daughters, three granddaughters, and one grandson. His parents are doing a really good job of teaching him about emotions and how emotions are OK, they just are. He's 4, so still young and he's going to be facing some huge changes in his young life. His family is moving out of the US in...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 23, 2022:

@Annaleda The good news is you will not need a passport to visit her, though I know it isn't much good news. Nebraska is OK, I live here. Where is she planning on moving? I just noticed where you live. I work for a company here in Omaha at a call center that has another call center in Eugene. And a couple of other call centers in other cities. And that is all I know about Eugene.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 @ Ben impersonating Don, Jr.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 22, 2022:

He's always been deranged, he is just becoming less controlled or controllable about it.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 23, 2022:

@Redheadedgammy I hope he hangs around to be fully disgraced before he passes. I don't want his followers to make a saint out of him.

Nostalgia for a world that never existed can never be satisfied.

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Sep 22, 2022:

My dad brought home a TV when we lived in backwoods Oklahoma. We didn't have running water and our situation was rather primitive. On the TV, we saw a different world, far removed from us. When we moved to Cali, that world was still different from ours. Men wore suits and women wore pearls when ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 22, 2022:

I read The Handmaid's Tale, scared the s--t out of me, and I was an Xian then! I know better than to try to watch it. I have trouble sleeping now with the anxiety of my daughter moving and my job and social upheaval. If I watched THT I wouldn't sleep without strong drugs for weeks, months even.

Keep talking donald!!!

Redheadedgammy comments on Sep 22, 2022:

He has never known when to STFU!! 🤣🤣🤣

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 22, 2022:

Now it is thank goodness he keeps blathering. He is giving them loads of rope to hang him with.

Letters From An American 09/21/2022

silverotter11 comments on Sep 22, 2022:

These letters are WONderful!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 22, 2022:

I love her letters, she writes so well.

A few months back I had run across the idea of using avocado pits in recipes as well as tea.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 21, 2022:

More importantly, how does it taste? I used to put the pits in a pot with potting soil and wait for them to grow. That was when I was in a house with good light. I had an avocado "tree" for a couple of years. I thought it was pretty cool.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 22, 2022:

@Organist1 @arrow2 I just stuck the pit in a pot of good potting soil and stuck it in the sun. I have done the toothpick thing, and it worked also. I miss the house that I lived in then. I had a very sunny breakfast area, and I had lots of house plants in there.

"Where we go one, we go all." --the Q mantra

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 20, 2022:

for sure for Republithugs. And DAWG, I hope it is soon.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 20, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir because I am a wicked conniving malicious female, and it's MY birthday. I am highly offended that they besmirched my birthday.

"Where we go one, we go all." --the Q mantra

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 20, 2022:

for sure for Republithugs. And DAWG, I hope it is soon.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 20, 2022:

@Flyingsaucesir It would be perfect if it were handed down on Jan 6th. My birthday would then regain some of its luster.

The 4-7-8 method that could help you sleep

beluwhale_boi comments on Sep 18, 2022:

It's 6 and I've not yet slept😂

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 19, 2022:

You're young, you can handle that better than someone older.

He Called 911 Because His Car Was Stuck. The Cops Killed Him.

Sgt_Spanky comments on Sep 14, 2022:

Without reading any of this, I'm betting the guy was black.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 19, 2022:

@AlbertSchepis I think maybe sad and tragic are more fitting, or frightening...

He Called 911 Because His Car Was Stuck. The Cops Killed Him.

Sgt_Spanky comments on Sep 14, 2022:

Without reading any of this, I'm betting the guy was black.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 19, 2022:

@AlbertSchepis He was a young white male.

The 4-7-8 method that could help you sleep

Secretguy comments on Sep 18, 2022:

https://www.yogabasics.com/practice/pranayama/

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 18, 2022:

Thank you

The 4-7-8 method that could help you sleep

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 17, 2022:

Yup, that's gonna work great with my CPAP.......

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 17, 2022:

maybe do it before you start up the cpap.

America’s age tipping point is approaching — we’re totally unprepared - NewsBreak

Gwendolyn2018 comments on Sep 17, 2022:

I am "lucky." I will be 70 in November but so far, I am healthy. I teach online for three schools and make decent money. I have no pension and my SS is squat because I worked only as a substitute teacher during my marriage, but I have managed to put away a bit of money for retirement in the last ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 17, 2022:

Yeah, I know how hard it is for many seniors to make it on such a reduced income. I'm "lucky" I already get part of my ex's military retirement, and when I really do retire I will draw a larger portion. I am turning 65 soon, but plan to work until 70 or possibly longer. I have to be able to take trips to Europe about every other year, one of my kids is moving to Amsterdam and taking the babies with her, how dare she! I live fairly frugally, and I finally have a job that pays well, that I enjoy, and I'm doing well at. As long as my voice holds out I can work. Well, as long as I have my voice and I remain compos mentis. Some days there is questions about that... I'm also trying to get in better shape, my knees are not liking my weight... I am trying to invest wisely, and paying down my house as fast as I can. I got a new (used) car, I bought my daughter's as hers was a much more recent car than mine and I know mine will not last much longer. So I want to get that paid off ASAP and then tackle paying off the mortgage. So much to do, so little time. I wish I knew when I was 50 what I know now about finances.

yvilletom must have blocked me as I can no longer see his posts to me.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 17, 2022:

He is still on the site. I never felt the need to block him, and I don't remember any negative interactions with him.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 17, 2022:

@Gwendolyn2018 that is the sweetest thing I've heard all day :) but seriously I've always thought I come across as a battleaxe at times. I'm not bitter (well much) but I can come across as combative. And I don't think you're bitter, you just don't like BS.

He Called 911 Because His Car Was Stuck. The Cops Killed Him.

howdy1 comments on Sep 17, 2022:

This anti police rhetoric is causing INCREASED crime due to the police not willing or fear of interactions involving proactive policing . This was discussed in various articles and news reports.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 17, 2022:

I disagree. The anti police rhetoric is because the police undertrained and get their thrills out of "policing" and showing force. "Protect and Defend" means keep the "riffraff" in line, and if you're not a cop and god forbid not white and male you're all riffraff.

Railroad strike: Why rail companies almost inflicted an economic disaster on the U.S.

Lorajay comments on Sep 17, 2022:

Unbelievable!! Railroad jobs used to be great jobs. What the heck happened?

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 17, 2022:

Look around the US, the powers that be don't give a good gosh darn about the workforce. We are expendable bodies. They tried to kill the unions. I blame lots of it on Reagan, but it didn't start with him, he just exacerbated it.

He Called 911 Because His Car Was Stuck. The Cops Killed Him.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 16, 2022:

Yikes. Those cops are literally fatally stupid.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 16, 2022:

No, they are homicidally stupid. Not to mention cruel. These men should no longer be cops.

I kid you not.

dkp93 comments on Sep 15, 2022:

I bet that would make a great sleep story on my Calm app.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 15, 2022:

@dkp93 My daughter started using it in when she was pregnant with her son, and recommended it to me. I started in Sept 2018, but didn't use it steadily until this year. I have meditated at least once daily for most of this past year. Same daughter is now moving to Amsterdam in two weeks. I think the stress would have killed me by now if I weren't meditating. I bought her car, and getting everything to come together in a short time for us to transfer the title was mind blowingly stressful.

I kid you not.

dkp93 comments on Sep 15, 2022:

I bet that would make a great sleep story on my Calm app.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 15, 2022:

I use the CALM app too!

Eat two purple foods a day.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 14, 2022:

During the summer I puree a variety of fruits, including strawberries, blueberries, and bananas and store jars of that in the deep freeze, I still have several jars in the deep freeze now. On Sunday I will thaw and mix the fruit with Greek yogurt, chia seeds, flax meal, and oatmeal. then I will ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 15, 2022:

@Jolanta That is my intention, plus quick! My breakfast is simple so have more time for other stuff before I have to go to work.

He Called 911 Because His Car Was Stuck. The Cops Killed Him.

snytiger6 comments on Sep 15, 2022:

It is hard to screen potential officers to weed out the ones who are just itching to shoot somebody. I do think greater efforts need to be made to weed out potential bad cops before they actually become cops.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 15, 2022:

More education being required would help. Cops should need AT LEAST an Associate's degree.

This is my son Dave's cat, Tess, just took this photo while visiting him in Georgia this week.

p-nullifidian comments on Sep 14, 2022:

I’ve had three Siamese cats during my life and I will never tire of their banter.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 14, 2022:

A Siamese kitten "followed" my brother home from work one evening. Mom and Dad said we could keep it, but she had to stay on the porch.... Well, when mom and dad weren't home we let her in. And then one day mom opened the door to get the mail and kitty walked right in. And she became an indoor cat. She usually slept on my bed. She was a talker, if I didn't go to bed on time she'd "scold" me. She was my first heart kitty.

Royal beekeeper has informed the Queen's bees that HM has died and King Charles is their new boss | ...

Charlene comments on Sep 11, 2022:

How quaint..

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

@Charlene I do not disagree.

It took me less than five minutes to block Focus1.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 11, 2022:

What did he do? He's barely been on the site and no profile to speak of.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

@Gwendolyn2018 He had caught the attention of other members as well, and he has been reported. I was only able to see his profile, not what he had posted. Weird.

Return to school is driving up COVID-19 cases in kids, but there are more tools to keep them safe

silverotter11 comments on Sep 11, 2022:

We had the rodeo and fair last weekend and the number of cases were up then school started so I will not be surprised to see the numbers of new cases up for a second week. On a plus note, I got to chatting with a little old lady (she's 96) and she hates trump. 😊

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

I hope she lives to see him disgraced and at least thrown in prison for a long time.

Saved the dogs from a gila monster lol.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 11, 2022:

eewwwwwwwwwww

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

@azzow2 I generally give a wide berth to critters like that, as long as they stay away from me, we're good. I had an opossum on my deck, I was happy to leave it alone. Had I needed to get to the back yard I'd have gone the long way. My rule is to leave them in peace as long as they're not inside.

It took me less than five minutes to block Focus1.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 11, 2022:

What did he do? He's barely been on the site and no profile to speak of.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

@Organist1 His profile doesn't show any activity, but good to know.

Royal beekeeper has informed the Queen's bees that HM has died and King Charles is their new boss | ...

Charlene comments on Sep 11, 2022:

How quaint..

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

I once thought of setting up a beehive, but I really don't have a good space for it. Beekeeping is fascinating, and the lore of keeping bees is yes quaint, and also timeless. Humans have greatly benefitted from bees, I don't think they have benefitted quite so greatly from humans.

Sucker - YouTube

Killtheskyfairy comments on Sep 11, 2022:

Trump is just another corrupt republican in a long line of corrupt republicans. Yeah, he’s the worst and most blatant but we wouldn’t have come to this if the others hadn’t gotten away with illegal behavior with no repercussions. Anyone who has voted republican from Reagan on who is not a ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 11, 2022:

'Anyone who has voted republican from Reagan on who is not a millionaire is a sucker." This needs to be on billboards all across the US.

Charles III is the head of the Church of England.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Is it official that he will be Charles III? He is allowed to choose. Sooo I Googled it: According to Buckingham Palace, Charles will be known as King Charles III. He will not be King Charles of Wales. There had been media speculation that he could have opted for another name, such as Arthur or ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

@Petter I attended an Episcopal church a couple of times, that is the American version of the CofE.

[agnostic.

MichelleGar1 comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Weird, I checked his profile and 0 comments.....

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

I noticed that too, but he commented on at least two of my posts, which is why I became aware of him. We don't need no pinheaded texans.

Charles III is the head of the Church of England.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Is it official that he will be Charles III? He is allowed to choose. Sooo I Googled it: According to Buckingham Palace, Charles will be known as King Charles III. He will not be King Charles of Wales. There had been media speculation that he could have opted for another name, such as Arthur or ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

@Petter And head of the Church of England... From watching the Royal family over the years I wouldn't want to be in their church.

Charles III is the head of the Church of England.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Is it official that he will be Charles III? He is allowed to choose. Sooo I Googled it: According to Buckingham Palace, Charles will be known as King Charles III. He will not be King Charles of Wales. There had been media speculation that he could have opted for another name, such as Arthur or ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

@barjoe Just much more powerful than the Corleones.

One shot per year? We really need to step up our game then YLE 09/07/2022

Focus1 comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Y'all need breakfast lunch and dinner shots for these fake vaccines

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

Oh the pain you cause by being dumber than dirt.

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. Here's why

Focus1 comments on Sep 9, 2022:

No coronahoax shots allowed. If you wear a mask or got vaccinated you are fired.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

I both mask and have been fully vaccinated. Yet I am fully employed as well. What planet are you from? Oh, Texasssss, that explains so much.

Trump is a spoiled joke…

Redheadedgammy comments on Sep 9, 2022:

Frankly, if more women were running the world I doubt very seriously we would have as many problems as we do.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 9, 2022:

This one woman just happens to be obliged to Trump and a moron.

I am getting creative with the cantaloupe.

puff comments on Sep 8, 2022:

I was born'n'bred in Sth Australia where we call cantaloupes "rock melons". Anyone else do this?

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 8, 2022:

@FvckY0u I always called them cantaloupes, and I grew up in Lincoln/Grand Island, my mom grew up in Pawnee City. Her mom was an immigrant from Germany. Dad grew up in Lincoln. Language is ever evolving.

Platte River runs dry again

FvckY0u comments on Sep 7, 2022:

i'm very familiar with the Platte rivers. Growing up in North Platte I was close to the south platte, the north platte, and where both meet to form the platte river. The rivers aren't exactly that full of water on their best days. I can remember as a child walking across the rivers with the water...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 7, 2022:

I grew up in Grand Island, left the state after I graduated, never ever ever planned to move back. I remember as a kid there were time we could easily walk across the Platte, and I remember one summer the Platte dried up early and you could smell rotting fish for weeks.

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. Here's why

KateOahu comments on Sep 7, 2022:

I’m still wearing a mask most places away from home. While I was in Michigan, the chef at the inn and my nephew both got the newest strain. Fortunately, I’d stayed away from them both.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 7, 2022:

I still mask whenever I am out and about. And I will push back hard when they want me in the office. I'm told we're going back to the office part time at least in January. However, my stats are good enough I don't have to be there everyday. I see no good reason to go in, but I'm just a cog in a big wheel.

i used this word in a reply today, and realized I did it again.

JackPedigo comments on Sep 7, 2022:

Or the position you are often in with your boss.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 7, 2022:

LOL, well not anymore. Current boss is a gem compared to past bosses I've had.

i used this word in a reply today, and realized I did it again.

Davekp comments on Sep 6, 2022:

The vernacular needs people like you. Keep your language standards at all costs!!! 🦾🦾🦾😂

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 7, 2022:

I can't stop them, my brain pops up with the perfect word and it just comes out..

i used this word in a reply today, and realized I did it again.

anglophone comments on Sep 6, 2022:

That former supervisor of yours was clearly a member of the Proud Illiterati.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 6, 2022:

She did like her guns, and she liked her power. She was a huge suck up with the bigwigs came into our department. She was a scary lady, I don't miss that job at all. That office was definitely a toxic waste site.

i used this word in a reply today, and realized I did it again.

p-nullifidian comments on Sep 6, 2022:

Don’t you love it when your boss is dumber than you and asks you to communicate less intelligently? The first time I ever heard the term ‘quagmire’ was in reference to America’s protracted involvement in the Vietnam war.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 6, 2022:

I was fired early in the pandemic. I was only marginally sad because of the pandemic and some concerns about finding a new job. I found one temp job, and then the job I have now. So in retrospect, being fired was the best thing that ever happened to me. Life had improved 1000%, I am very happy with my job now. Not only is current job a much healthier environment, it pays a crap ton better.

After Teaching For 11 Years, I Quit My Job. Here's Why Your Child's Teacher Might Be Next.

Dyl1983 comments on Sep 6, 2022:

My child's teacher might be next??? Oh. Great. I never even knew I had a child until now...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 6, 2022:

OTOH they are all "our" children, they will be our future nurses, mechanics, cooks, truck drivers.... I want them as well educated as possible. And, unless you've been celibate, sterilized, or very careful, if you have ever had an intimate encounter with a woman, how are you sure you didn't leave something of yours behind?

i used this word in a reply today, and realized I did it again.

Marionville comments on Sep 6, 2022:

Trying to please other people can at times prove to be a quagmire!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 6, 2022:

Like freaking quicksand!

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Yes, I was brought up to be part of the "clean your plate club"..... My kitties free feed. If they don't eat I figure they don't need it at the moment. I need to fill the bowl often enough that I know at least one of them is getting all she needs.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 5, 2022:

@Killtheskyfairy One of my cats is very picky, and won't eat canned food, at least not the canned food I'm buying. they both eat the dry. Neither is fat, but the cat that eats only dry is not as lean as the other, and that might just be she's a bigger kitty.

Out of curiousity, how many different people do you, personally, think is the AVERAGE number of ...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Sooo, young and naive, and Active Duty USArmy in the late 90s and early 80s. I was not allowed to date in HS, very restricted. I got away from the obsessive supervision of my step parent, and into the relative freedom of life in the barracks, AND a huge abundance of men and scarcity of women... I ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 5, 2022:

@MsKathleen That was me too. I don't want to just get laid, I want intimacy. And intimacy is sooooo much more than just bumping uglies.

Monday morning cuteness

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Demure kitty. Thinking over today's agenda.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 5, 2022:

@OldGoat43 I envy you. I had to stop imbibing. It drops my BP, and then my heart races. Can't sleep with a racing heart.

Trapped underwater, how I nearly died in a kayaking accident.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2022:

We are trained NOT to rock the boat as girls and women. I have been called names because I've gone with my gut and refused to do anything I felt unsafe. I looked at those involved and told them they are not worth dying for. And Arkansas, I will drive miles out of my way to never go through that ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 5, 2022:

@Lorajay I am so glad you were able to grow up without that baggage. I have coached younger, usually female coworkers about it is OK to assert yourself in the workplace. You have the right to occupy the space you are in. One team lead was composing letter for the company as I watched, she softened the language. I told her she was speaking for the company, to use the voice of the company and not soften that message. It was like a lightbulb clicked. I love those moments.

Monday morning cuteness

OldGoat43 comments on Sep 5, 2022:

Demure kitty. Thinking over today's agenda.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 5, 2022:

Are you high? That little fireball is trying to decide which mischief will be more exciting and what order to do the mischiefs in. ;)

After Teaching For 11 Years, I Quit My Job. Here's Why Your Child's Teacher Might Be Next.

Flyingsaucesir comments on Sep 4, 2022:

In my 20 years of teaching high school it was pretty rare to find an administrator that had spent 10 or 20 years in the classroom before going into administration. Often they started working on their administrative credentials in their first year or two of teaching, and as soon as they had the admin...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 4, 2022:

When I was in HS and discussed what to do with my life with my dad, he told me that teaching and nursing were thankless occupations. And, bottom line (this was 1976, females needed a male adult permission signature to go to college) he wasn't going to sign anything for me to go to college. He didn't want to be financially liable. That's why I joined the Army. I think I would have been a good teacher.

Fun fact: Sometimes coffins explode in mausoleums, but there is a solution in the form of "burping"...

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 4, 2022:

In general I don't care what becomes of my mortal remains, they won't be me any longer. I want my kids to do what gives them peace. Ideally, having a tree growing from what is left of me sounds like a good idea if it is affordable. I'd rather they have what money I have left rather than spending it ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 4, 2022:

@itsmeagain about 15 years ago I had to make final decisions for my aunt after she passed away. She never married or had kids,, and the only surviving sibling was far away and not mentally there anyway. Mary was frugal as hell, and I knew she wanted simple and cheap. It was like pulling teeth to get the funeral home to show us the cheap stuff. The funeral industry is a racket, I'm telling ya. I have one adult kid that has no kids, she will be in charge of me and settling my estate. I'm turning 65, I am going to get my stuff organized so if I do croak she knows where to find it and how to access it. Not that there is likely to be much left, but.... and we've discussed many times, I DON'T CARE. I won't be there. I prefer cheap but it is up to her and her sisters. They all know NO MINISTERS, no GoD, no hymns or dirges. Also, no heroic measures, when I'm fading away, let me go. Don't prolong the passing.

Woman power [nyti.ms] If you can't open the link, see the post below by @HippieChick58

silverotter11 comments on Sep 4, 2022:

Reached my limit for free articles.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 4, 2022:

I copy/pasted the article for you and @LucyLoohoo tooooooo in my reply. You're welcome. I live for free journalism.

All together, and a one, and a two...

phxbillcee comments on Sep 4, 2022:

All together, now...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 4, 2022:

LOCK HIM UP!!!

Barbara Ehrenreich: Why I’m Giving Up on Preventative Care ‹ Literary Hub

Lavergne comments on Sep 4, 2022:

Her observations are 100% - spot on. They told me in my 40's that I had osteopenia. Pushed for the drugs - the shot every 6 month or at the very least, the pill form. I said no. They continued to do Dexa scans every time I went to see the GYN. Made it sound like I was just one day away ...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 4, 2022:

Ohhh, thanks for the reminder. I haven't had a pap in years thanks to the pandemic. I want to make an appointment for a well woman check. I will have one last pap, and then I'm done. I will be 65 in January, not going on Medicare until I actually retire.

I survived Twitter for 5 full days.

Lorajay comments on Sep 3, 2022:

I can't handle it always going to the next twitter.

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 3, 2022:

I hated twitter, I was on it about 4 years ago for a few weeks, couldn't deal with it.

MAUDLIN.

HippieChick58 comments on Sep 2, 2022:

A not infrequently encountered word in the Regency romances I used to read. And drinking, yes, OMG what a memory. A former longish term BF used to drink, play guitar, and cry about what a mess he'd made of his life etc etc. It didn't stop him from repeating his mistakes... Hadn't thought of that one...

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 2, 2022:

@Marionville I am familiar with that phrase, and I'm not sure where I learned it. Had to be reading, my folks were not drinkers, so I had no exposure to that state of being until after I joined the Army and left home. Yeah, that just makes me remember that I hate to be around drunks unless I've also had a few drinks. And now when I drink I fall asleep, so I can drown out the maudlin drunks with my snoring.

Fall Boosters ACIP Meeting: Cliff Notes YLE 09/01/2022

AnneWimsey comments on Sep 1, 2022:

Thank you for posting all of these!

HippieChick58 replies on Sep 2, 2022:

I think it is information we all need, and I'm happy to do so.

Overcoming religious guilt:

antman comments on Aug 31, 2022:

Haha, I can remember being younger and wondering if my grandad could be looking down at me at those moments 😂

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 31, 2022:

@antman I have no idea, not being male. However, I've seen some gadgets in the adult stores that made me wonder if Rosie Palmer and her 5 daughters weren't enough.

Never have I ever..

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 31, 2022:

I'm almost 65 and my late teens and earlyy 20s were not the normal boomer experiences, I've done some unusual stuff. However, I have never jumped out of a perfectly good airplane.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 31, 2022:

@Unity When I was active duty I knew someone airborne qualified. I being a smart mouth, asked him why anyone would jump out of a perfectly good airplane. He told me it was not wise to assume Army airplanes were perfectly good. With that thought in mind, I would only jump out of an airplane when I discovered it was no longer perfectly good. So as long as it is perfectly good, nope I will stay in my seat. As soon as I find out otherwise, show me the 'chute and the exit.

Overcoming religious guilt:

antman comments on Aug 31, 2022:

Haha, I can remember being younger and wondering if my grandad could be looking down at me at those moments 😂

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 31, 2022:

My grandfather would be trying to tell you how you could do it better. He was helpful that way, and yes, totally had no boundaries.

Never have I ever..

Charlene comments on Aug 31, 2022:

I've had several public sex encounters.. Also I've Never been to Floduh..and never will..

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 31, 2022:

The question is not what you did, it's what you didn't do. And I know when you have not lived an ordinary life... sometimes it's hard to fill in that blank...

Never have I ever..

silverotter11 comments on Aug 31, 2022:

I've never done a lot of things, some I'd never do even if I had the opportunity. I've never been to the Grand Canyon.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 31, 2022:

Neither have I.

Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet president who took down the Iron Curtain, dies - CNN

HippieChick58 comments on Aug 30, 2022:

Wow, he's been around like forever, though we haven't heard anything about him in a long time. I had almost forgotten about him.

HippieChick58 replies on Aug 30, 2022:

@SeaGreenEyez I was thinking along those lines as well.